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Don't turn out the lights : a tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary stories to tell in the dark / edited by Jonathan Maberry.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins Children's Books, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 384 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0062877674
  • 9780062877673
Other title:
  • Do not turn out the lights
Related works:
  • Inspired by: Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992. Scary stories to tell in the dark
  • Container of (work) : Linn, Laurent. Funeral portrait
  • Container of (work) : Reichs, Brendan. Carved bear
  • Container of (work) : Triana, Gaby. Don't you see that cat?
  • Container of (work) : Kontis, Alethea. Golden peacock
  • Container of (work) : Yovanoff, Brenna. Knock-knock man
  • Container of (work) : Parypinski, Joanna. Strange music
  • Container of (work) : Lyga, Barry. Copy and kill
  • Container of (work) : Ostow, Micol. House on the hill
  • Container of (work) : Ventrella, Kim. Jingle jangle
  • Container of (work) : Alameda, Courtney. Weeping woman
  • Container of (work) : Lukavics, Amy. Neighbor
  • Container of (work) : Lambert, N. R. Tag, you're it
  • Container of (work) : Ford, Jamie. Painted skin
  • Container of (work) : Dixon, John, 1969- Lost to the world
  • Container of (work) : Cushing, Aric, 1973- Bargain
  • Container of (work) : Auxier, Jonathan. Lint trap
  • Container of (work) : Malerman, Josh. Cries of the cat
  • Container of (work) : Golden, Christopher. Open window
  • Container of (work) : Wooldridge, T. J. Skelly-horse
  • Container of (work) : Braunbeck, Gary A. Umbrella man
  • Container of (work) : MacHale, D. J. Green grabber
  • Container of (work) : Urrea, Luis Alberto. Brain spiders
  • Container of (work) : Urrea, Rosario. Brain spiders
  • Container of (work) : Jordan, Catherine. Hachishakusama
  • Container of (work) : Stohl, Margaret. Light as a feather, stiff as a board
  • Container of (work) : Northrop, Michael. In stitches
  • Container of (work) : Garcia, Kami. Bottle tree
  • Container of (work) : Stine, R. L. Ghost in Sam's closet
  • Container of (work) : Kenyon, Sherrilyn, 1965- Rap tap
  • Container of (work) : Due, Tananarive, 1966- Garage
  • Container of (work) : White, Sheri. Don't go into the pumpkin patch at night
  • Container of (work) : Hurley, Tonya. Pretty girls make graves
  • Container of (work) : Brewer, Z. Whistle past the graveyard
  • Container of (work) : Moore, James A. 1965- Long shadows
  • Container of (work) : Addison, Linda D., 1952- Mud
  • Container of (work) : Roux, Madeleine, 1985- Tall ones
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The funeral portrait / by Laurent Linn -- The carved bear / by Brendan Reichs -- Don't you see that cat? / by Gaby Triana -- The golden peacock / by Alethea Kontis -- The knock-knock man / by Brenna Yovanoff -- Strange music / by Joanna Parypinski -- Copy and paste kill / by Barry Lyga -- The house on the hill / by Micol Ostow -- Jingle jangle / by Kim Ventrella -- The weeping woman / by Courtney Alameda -- The neighbor / by Amy Lukavics -- Tag, you're it / by N.R. Lambert -- The painted skin / by Jamie Ford -- Lost to the world / by John Dixon -- The bargain / by Aric Cushing -- Lint trap / by Jonathan Auxier -- The cries of the cat / by Josh Malerman -- The open window / by Christopher Golden -- The skelly-horse / by T.J. Wooldridge -- The umbrella man / by Gary A. Braunbeck -- The green grabber / by D.J. MacHale -- Brain spiders / by Luis Alberto Urrea and Rosario Urrea -- Hachishakusama / by Catherine Jordan -- Light as a feather, stiff as a board / by Margaret Stohl -- In stitches / by Michael Northrop -- The bottle tree / by Kami Garcia -- The ghost in Sam's closet / by R.L. Stine -- Rap tap / by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- The garage / by Tananarive Due -- Don't go into the pumpkin patch at night / by Sheri White -- Pretty girls make graves / by Tonya Hurley -- Whistle past the graveyard / by Z Brewer -- Long shadows / by James A. Moore -- Mud / by Linda D. Addison -- The tall ones / by Madeleine Roux.
Summary: "A life-size baby doll who stalks its prey. A flesh-hungry ogre who jingle jangles when he walks. A haunted house just dying for a visitor. What do all these things have in common? In collaboration with the Horror Writers Association, New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Jonathan Maberry has compiled a gruesome collection of terrifying stories--in tribute to Alvin Schwartz's classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series--that will absolutely chill readers to the bone. So turn off your lamps, click on your flashlights, and prepare--if you dare--to be utterly spooked!"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Scary Stories
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction MABERRY JONATHAN Available 33111010394886
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can't escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations from Iris Compiet that will absolutely chill readers to the bone.

So turn off your lamps, click on your flashlights, and prepare--if you dare--to be utterly spooked!

The complete list of writers: Linda D. Addison, Courtney Alameda, Jonathan Auxier, Gary A. Braunbeck, Z Brewer, Aric Cushing, John Dixon, Tananarive Due, Jamie Ford, Kami Garcia, Christopher Golden, Tonya Hurley, Catherine Jordan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, N.R. Lambert, Laurent Linn, Amy Lukavics, Barry Lyga, D.J. MacHale, Josh Malerman, James A. Moore, Michael Northrop, Micol Ostow, Joanna Parypinksi, Brendan Reichs, Madeleine Roux, R.L. Stine, Margaret Stohl, Gaby Triana, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rosario Urrea, Kim Ventrella, Sheri White, T.J. Wooldridge, Brenna Yovanoff

The funeral portrait / by Laurent Linn -- The carved bear / by Brendan Reichs -- Don't you see that cat? / by Gaby Triana -- The golden peacock / by Alethea Kontis -- The knock-knock man / by Brenna Yovanoff -- Strange music / by Joanna Parypinski -- Copy and paste kill / by Barry Lyga -- The house on the hill / by Micol Ostow -- Jingle jangle / by Kim Ventrella -- The weeping woman / by Courtney Alameda -- The neighbor / by Amy Lukavics -- Tag, you're it / by N.R. Lambert -- The painted skin / by Jamie Ford -- Lost to the world / by John Dixon -- The bargain / by Aric Cushing -- Lint trap / by Jonathan Auxier -- The cries of the cat / by Josh Malerman -- The open window / by Christopher Golden -- The skelly-horse / by T.J. Wooldridge -- The umbrella man / by Gary A. Braunbeck -- The green grabber / by D.J. MacHale -- Brain spiders / by Luis Alberto Urrea and Rosario Urrea -- Hachishakusama / by Catherine Jordan -- Light as a feather, stiff as a board / by Margaret Stohl -- In stitches / by Michael Northrop -- The bottle tree / by Kami Garcia -- The ghost in Sam's closet / by R.L. Stine -- Rap tap / by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- The garage / by Tananarive Due -- Don't go into the pumpkin patch at night / by Sheri White -- Pretty girls make graves / by Tonya Hurley -- Whistle past the graveyard / by Z Brewer -- Long shadows / by James A. Moore -- Mud / by Linda D. Addison -- The tall ones / by Madeleine Roux.

"A life-size baby doll who stalks its prey. A flesh-hungry ogre who jingle jangles when he walks. A haunted house just dying for a visitor. What do all these things have in common? In collaboration with the Horror Writers Association, New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Jonathan Maberry has compiled a gruesome collection of terrifying stories--in tribute to Alvin Schwartz's classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series--that will absolutely chill readers to the bone. So turn off your lamps, click on your flashlights, and prepare--if you dare--to be utterly spooked!"-- Provided by publisher.

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